Roll-call!! Due June/July/August 2013

It's so good to read some similar stories, makes me feel a lot better even though it's unfortunate for us all lol.

Jennaesue - I can totally see what you mean!!! DH and I were raised VERY differently so I think that's a factor for sure!

BCT - I'm sorry to hear it drove wedges between your DH and you. So far it's not causing problems with us, but I have warned him that one day (like you) I will probably snap and not be able to hold my tongue. But I totally agree as well - they are my children, not hers!

Aww man cvd, I am super sorry that your MIL is being so snarky towards you. I would imagine that she feels entitled to say something because she is your DH's mother? Even if that something is nothing...if that makes sense. My mom likes to sneak my son candy but she knows that when I say NO candy before dinner I mean it. My MIL respects our decisions and they are the best in laws so I can't say I have experienced what you are going through but I can say that you are doing a fantastic job and no one should juristic what YOU are doing with YOUR children.

OAN: I know a fight will be ensuing soon because my MIL wants us to pierce my daughters ears at 3 months. I had mine done at 3 months and I still tell my mom to this day I wish she would have let me make that decision....I hate jewelry. Plus my niece had a bad experience and she had to undergo surgery. I just don't want to take that chance. So my MIL will just have to deal!

Aw cvd sorry your having MIL problems if its any consolation mine is just as annoying, i get things in stereo off my mom and my mil (although they always have opposite opinions and will never agree which i think is quite funny at times). I know its hard but try not to listen, they are your children and its your body. Isn't the idea of parenting that we learn from our parents mistakes, yes you will make your own but they are your children and providing your doing what you think is best and for the right reasons (you love your kids) they should be supporting you not criticising. I'm always getting compared to my SIL and i really don't think she is the best of parents, certainly not that i would want to be like her anyway and has always palmed her son off on everyone since he was a baby (she left him to go away on holiday abroad at 4 months old and he was breastfeeding - not my idea of parenting but then MIL moans that my boys are too clingy to me and they should be happy with anyone like him!)

Maple, i really like both Ava and Freya what lovely names for him to choose (when i was pregnant with ds3 we couldn't choose a name and ds1 asked he could choose - he picked mario like super mario - needless to say we didn't pick that!)

Okay ladies I need your help, advice, thoughts, etc.

I got the results from my MaterniT21 testing today from my Drs office. They test for trisomy 21, 18, and 13 as well as screen for the Y chromosome. The trisomy tests were all negative so I was very thankful for that. There was also no presence of a Y chromosome... so according to the test I am having a GIRL!!! I was so happy when she told me I cried! Of course now that it has been a few hours I am freaking out. Supposedly the gender test for MaterniT21 is 99.4% accurate but in my mind I have all these doubts and crazy thoughts. What if they accidentally switched my test results with someone else's? What if my doctor read me someone else's results? All these crazy stupid things floating around in my head. Should we let our parents know the results? Should I wait until the 20 week scan for conformation?

Does anyone know if there has been any controversy around the MaterniT21 gender results? Can I paint the room pink?? I am I just being crazy paranoid (it is okay if you say yes):)

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Originally Posted by WantingPink

Okay ladies I need your help, advice, thoughts, etc.

I got the results from my MaterniT21 testing today from my Drs office. They test for trisomy 21, 18, and 13 as well as screen for the Y chromosome. The trisomy tests were all negative so I was very thankful for that. There was also no presence of a Y chromosome... so according to the test I am having a GIRL!!! I was so happy when she told me I cried! Of course now that it has been a few hours I am freaking out. Supposedly the gender test for MaterniT21 is 99.4% accurate but in my mind I have all these doubts and crazy thoughts. What if they accidentally switched my test results with someone else's? What if my doctor read me someone else's results? All these crazy stupid things floating around in my head. Should we let our parents know the results? Should I wait until the 20 week scan for conformation?

Does anyone know if there has been any controversy around the MaterniT21 gender results? Can I paint the room pink?? I am I just being crazy paranoid (it is okay if you say yes):)

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Oh! How exciting!! Congratulations! I don't know anything about the test, but it seems like it's trustworthy. I think if I was worried about it, I would call my doctor's office and ask them if they have seen any mistakes with the test.

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Aw cvd sorry your having MIL problems if its any consolation mine is just as annoying, i get things in stereo off my mom and my mil (although they always have opposite opinions and will never agree which i think is quite funny at times). I know its hard but try not to listen, they are your children and its your body. Isn't the idea of parenting that we learn from our parents mistakes, yes you will make your own but they are your children and providing your doing what you think is best and for the right reasons (you love your kids) they should be supporting you not criticising. I'm always getting compared to my SIL and i really don't think she is the best of parents, certainly not that i would want to be like her anyway and has always palmed her son off on everyone since he was a baby (she left him to go away on holiday abroad at 4 months old and he was breastfeeding - not my idea of parenting but then MIL moans that my boys are too clingy to me and they should be happy with anyone like him!)

Maple, i really like both Ava and Freya what lovely names for him to choose (when i was pregnant with ds3 we couldn't choose a name and ds1 asked he could choose - he picked mario like super mario - needless to say we didn't pick that!)

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Thanks Mrs P. I do feel like I get compared to my SIL, and as you said I also don't think she is the best of parents lol!

Wanting pink - that's great news! Don't know anything about the test though but it all sounds positive.

CVD - like everyone else has said, you sound like you are doing a brilliant job. My mum always tells me my MIL is just jealous and insecure and it makes her feel bad to see me doing a good job so she had to bring me down. Maybe yours has jealousy issues/insecurities?

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Originally Posted by Atsaukina1

so we shared the news w/ kids last night. got a cake that said "baby #5". kids were excited asking when is it coming,feeling my belly,ect. mw appt. here at the home this fri. and dh has a trip so had to tell them :)

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Aww that's so sweet!

Cvd I'm really sorry you're going through the mill with your MIL (see what I did there?? ;) ) I have in the past had issues with my mil telling me that I should smack ds1 for running around nude after a bath... Opinions about what I feed them.. Ideas on how to make them behave (jump/how high scenario).. It seems mil's are just destined to step on our toes. :( I'd put her in her place soon, so you can stop listening to her rubbish. ;)

WantingPink.. I don't know much about those tests either, but I think calling the dr and talking about it would definitely help. :) in any case I'm going to say CONGRATS!!! Sounds promising that you do have your little lady!!!! :)

AFM, well, I'm just waiting patiently for my scan in a few weeks..... ;) I have discovered that I've eaten far too much in the last couple of weeks and I've put on 3kgs (!!!!!!) so I'm trying to ignore how sick I feel and eat less and better options... I hate pregnancy weight gain. Gets me every time!!! Even though this time has been a MUCH slower gain, I guess I got a little overly confident and got slack with my food choices and it's slipped me by.. Hehe. Still in a perfectly good weight range mind you.. So all good there. ;) I'll just be good.. Better.. ;)

I'm not really sure why anyone would recommend that someone ignore rude comments from a MIL? I see several people have recommended it. Why should one ignore? That lady should be put in her place asap. I wouldn't ignore a friend or anyone else that told me how to parent or crossed the line. I would talk to her about it, and the very next time anything comes up, that way you can talk about it before things get much worse. If you let it go, you will end up snapping and that would quite likely do more damage to the relationship then just talking about it when the situation arises. I can't see any benefit whatsoever in sitting there listening to her say things that are not polite or thoughtful. Tell her you don't think it's fair to compare her to your SIL all the time. Tell her everything. My MIL and I had one big fight, got all our issues out and have been great mates ever since. I'm glad we talked things through as we are now able to have an excellent relationship.

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Originally Posted by Falling2Grace

Hi there. I would like to be added please.
I am due August 31st with our 3rd child. Hoping for a baby girl this time as ive got two boys (DS2 was a failed IG sway). Love them to pieces but as this is our last child im praying for a baby girl.

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Welcome!

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Originally Posted by WantingPink

Okay ladies I need your help, advice, thoughts, etc.

I got the results from my MaterniT21 testing today from my Drs office. They test for trisomy 21, 18, and 13 as well as screen for the Y chromosome. The trisomy tests were all negative so I was very thankful for that. There was also no presence of a Y chromosome... so according to the test I am having a GIRL!!! I was so happy when she told me I cried! Of course now that it has been a few hours I am freaking out. Supposedly the gender test for MaterniT21 is 99.4% accurate but in my mind I have all these doubts and crazy thoughts. What if they accidentally switched my test results with someone else's? What if my doctor read me someone else's results? All these crazy stupid things floating around in my head. Should we let our parents know the results? Should I wait until the 20 week scan for conformation?

Does anyone know if there has been any controversy around the MaterniT21 gender results? Can I paint the room pink?? I am I just being crazy paranoid (it is okay if you say yes):)

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Oh yay! Congratulations!
I am sure P4P was offered that test along with her gender scan? Maybe she will chip in with some reassurance for you.... But really 99.4% - it's a girl surely!!!
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Originally Posted by Violet_

I'm not really sure why anyone would recommend that someone ignore rude comments from a MIL? I see several people have recommended it. Why should one ignore?

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I guess it depends on the personalities of the families in question and everyone is offering advice based on their own personal experience of their individual situation. I have told my MIL exactly what I thought in the past and it made our situation much worse. Not only did the comments become worse when i saw her but now there is sadly an awkward atmosphere every time we meet. It completely upset my DH and caused him to be ill with stress as he has always been a non confrontational personality type so I try now just to be civil and ignore what I can as I don't think putting her in her place is worth massively upsetting him over as it doesn't maker her change so there is no net benefit. I'm glad it worked out for you though Violet and you experienced a positive outcome. That's why this forum is so great as you get to hear about everyone's different life experiences and they are all so varied!

Thanks Violet. I totally see where you are coming from, I'm glad your situation got better! Her and I both have very strong personalities so we just butt heads no matter what, I have thought about just talking to her but I'm afraid to cause tension. His parents do a lot for us so I'm just trying to ride it out a bit longer (which is very hard with my pregnancy hormones)!
That being said of course, I ignore her comments but I don't just sit and smile, I do still stand my ground on my decisions. Like last week when she was upset about the school I want to put him in, I just said "Well, that's the school I want him to go to and we have decided that's a good place for him. I don't mind driving him" Then when she continued to ramble on I just said "Oh well!" and DH changed the subject. I'm really hoping that at some point maybe she'll realize we are going to do things how we want to and she'll just stop being snarky!! But if it continues like this, I'm going to have to talk to her, cause as you said I'm not going to listen to unthoughtful things everyday. Although she is my MIL, she also needs to respect us.
Thanks for all the comments and advice ladies, I really appreciate it!! I feel much better talking about it, I talk to it with DH but try not to go to far because I don't want to upset him! I actually have to head over to my in-laws now to pick up DS1 as he had a sleepover with them so DH and I could go to the Toronto Maple Leafs game last night. I'm super tired so crossing my fingers she's in a good mood today lol.

PS: Holy I just realized there are only 98 days until my c-section! I'm into the double digit count down now!!!

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PS: Holy I just realized there are only 98 days until my c-section! I'm into the double digit count down now!!!

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so exciting!!!! :flowerz:

how exciting cvd, 19 weeks feels like a lifetime til i meet this little person!

wanting i'm not sure how accurate your test was but i'm not trusting mine either til its confirmed at the scan. I had a cvs test done 99% ish accurate but there are a few moms they get it wrong for (like 1 at most in every 100 - which although low to me was a realistic odd). Maybe view it as a confirmation but hold off telling everyone til your scan just in case. I'm not taking anything for granted as sods law i'd be the one it was wrong for!

Anyone any ideas on how to share your news, particuarly with work (yes we've still not come out of the closet and with a big bump am sick of sitting in my coat - at least its winter and cold though!). My boss will hate the news but i so want to tell her in way that says i'm happy and don't care what she thinks (particuarly because i don't think legally she can say anything horrible although i know it won't be a nice reaction)

ps you team green girls are killing me here!!!!!!!

mrsp your 21 weeks prego and havent told your job and who else??? crazy girl:)

I am going to share news w/ fam and my friends/fb world this week after my mw appt. so that'll be fun:)

i know but with 3 kids already big families aren't really done round here and cause we have all the same gender we seem to stick out even more and i just couldn't be doing with all the horrible comments and wanted to be sure babe was ok before we announced it, i have told my parents and dh's parents but thats it.

i'm sure i legally have until 25 weeks to tell work anyway or at least i hope so

cvd, I know you have heaps of comments about MILs but I can't help but share my latest run in with mine. Usually we get on OK but only cause I try really hard, she does drive me crazy as she never listens to anything you say and just does want she wants even when you have said no. She is one of those people when you say I am tired she is worse off, or it was harder in her day etc. Anyway the other week my DHs grandmother passed away. His family live 8 hours from us, so we drove there and back over 2 days to go the funeral. I was really sick at the time and it was a big effort for me to go and sit in the car that long. Of course we would always go but still I thought a little thanks would be nice instead she had a go at me after the funeral saying I always snap at her and continously do it and she is sick of it. How it started was that at the funeral not one family member said to me congrats about being pregnant, I was noticably preganat and it kind of upset me. She later said to me we haven't told anyone your pregnant, I said OH you can tell people. She didn't listen and then said but your SIL let it out of the bag. I said that is fine it is not a secret. Even when my SIL did say something to one of the cousins and they congratulated me, when my MIL walked over they said, congrats your going to be a grandmother again. Her response was , AM I? I thought what do you mean, are you? Anyway when I said to her again it is not a secret, she snapped and said I am always short with her. I said but why are you not telling the family? She yelled at me then and said we are keeping your secret, at Christmas when you told us you were pregnant you said it was a secret. I was 7 weeks then, I am now 13 (or was then), my belly is sticking out, how is it still a secret. Plus it was all about my secret, what I had said. My DH didn't even come into the equation. Anyway she then slamed some doors and went to bed. Of course I had to go and apologise and say I was sorry. She said lets just start a fresh, I thought I don't think so. We had to go back last weekend for a planned visit and she didn't even mention the baby, did ask me how I was or even achkowlegde I was pregnant. I will not forget this for a long time after everything I do to make sure my DH remembers her birthday, mothers day ete. I get him to ring her once a week and much more. Well no more, I will be poilite but that is it.

Sorry for long post, feels good to get it off my chest actually as I haven't really told anyone what happened except my mum.

Mrs P good luck telling work. I was so nervous when I told my boss but he was great. Hope you get the same response.

Yep I was offered the test but I didn't take advantage of it. I think it is pretty reliable.

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Originally Posted by WantingPink

Okay ladies I need your help, advice, thoughts, etc.

I got the results from my MaterniT21 testing today from my Drs office. They test for trisomy 21, 18, and 13 as well as screen for the Y chromosome. The trisomy tests were all negative so I was very thankful for that. There was also no presence of a Y chromosome... so according to the test I am having a GIRL!!! I was so happy when she told me I cried! Of course now that it has been a few hours I am freaking out. Supposedly the gender test for MaterniT21 is 99.4% accurate but in my mind I have all these doubts and crazy thoughts. What if they accidentally switched my test results with someone else's? What if my doctor read me someone else's results? All these crazy stupid things floating around in my head. Should we let our parents know the results? Should I wait until the 20 week scan for conformation?

Does anyone know if there has been any controversy around the MaterniT21 gender results? Can I paint the room pink?? I am I just being crazy paranoid (it is okay if you say yes):)

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Oh yay! Congratulations!

I am sure P4P was offered that test along with her gender scan? Maybe she will chip in with some reassurance for you.... But really 99.4% - it's a girl surely!!!

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Yes I was offered the test but I declined it. Mainly because I didn't want to do anything further to start doubting the validity and health of my daughter. I know my daughter does not have downs and even if she did it really wouldn't change anything. But the doctor did say they can tell gender by the presence of the Y chromosome and that it has a very high success rate. Now there is always room for error and even ultrasound techs and doctors can be wrong. So with that being said...could it happen, yes. Do I think it will for you...nah. Pretty sure it is safe to buy pink. I did and I only had the u/s to go by. Congrats!

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cvd, I know you have heaps of comments about MILs but I can't help but share my latest run in with mine. Usually we get on OK but only cause I try really hard, she does drive me crazy as she never listens to anything you say and just does want she wants even when you have said no. She is one of those people when you say I am tired she is worse off, or it was harder in her day etc. Anyway the other week my DHs grandmother passed away. His family live 8 hours from us, so we drove there and back over 2 days to go the funeral. I was really sick at the time and it was a big effort for me to go and sit in the car that long. Of course we would always go but still I thought a little thanks would be nice instead she had a go at me after the funeral saying I always snap at her and continously do it and she is sick of it. How it started was that at the funeral not one family member said to me congrats about being pregnant, I was noticably preganat and it kind of upset me. She later said to me we haven't told anyone your pregnant, I said OH you can tell people. She didn't listen and then said but your SIL let it out of the bag. I said that is fine it is not a secret. Even when my SIL did say something to one of the cousins and they congratulated me, when my MIL walked over they said, congrats your going to be a grandmother again. Her response was , AM I? I thought what do you mean, are you? Anyway when I said to her again it is not a secret, she snapped and said I am always short with her. I said but why are you not telling the family? She yelled at me then and said we are keeping your secret, at Christmas when you told us you were pregnant you said it was a secret. I was 7 weeks then, I am now 13 (or was then), my belly is sticking out, how is it still a secret. Plus it was all about my secret, what I had said. My DH didn't even come into the equation. Anyway she then slamed some doors and went to bed. Of course I had to go and apologise and say I was sorry. She said lets just start a fresh, I thought I don't think so. We had to go back last weekend for a planned visit and she didn't even mention the baby, did ask me how I was or even achkowlegde I was pregnant. I will not forget this for a long time after everything I do to make sure my DH remembers her birthday, mothers day ete. I get him to ring her once a week and much more. Well no more, I will be poilite but that is it.

Sorry for long post, feels good to get it off my chest actually as I haven't really told anyone what happened except my mum.

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AH oh my goodness LO. Sorry to hear you went through that, your story made my MIL seem like an angel almost. Seems like she likes unnecessary drama, I don't get why she was so stuck on it being a secret??? After you told her numerous times it obviously wasn't. I hope you don't have to deal with that often, I probably wouldn't be able to handle that at all.
But it does feel really good to get it off your chest doesn't it? We should have a thread JUST for MILs :rofl:

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Originally Posted by Mrs_P

how exciting cvd, 19 weeks feels like a lifetime til i meet this little person!

wanting i'm not sure how accurate your test was but i'm not trusting mine either til its confirmed at the scan. I had a cvs test done 99% ish accurate but there are a few moms they get it wrong for (like 1 at most in every 100 - which although low to me was a realistic odd). Maybe view it as a confirmation but hold off telling everyone til your scan just in case. I'm not taking anything for granted as sods law i'd be the one it was wrong for!

Anyone any ideas on how to share your news, particuarly with work (yes we've still not come out of the closet and with a big bump am sick of sitting in my coat - at least its winter and cold though!). My boss will hate the news but i so want to tell her in way that says i'm happy and don't care what she thinks (particuarly because i don't think legally she can say anything horrible although i know it won't be a nice reaction)

ps you team green girls are killing me here!!!!!!!

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Mrs P - when I was pregnant with DS1, I was a server in a restaurant, I let it out to my work by first telling my main boss I was expecting in private and then I told my coworkers that I was somewhat close with and of course (gotta love gossipers) it spread like wildfire! They took care of the telling for me :) Sorry your boss doesn't seem very understanding/supportive, luckily I got along alright with mine so it was easy. Let us know how it goes!!

cvd, luckly she does live interstate but when we see them it is for days at a time. No more planned visits for awhile which is great. I agree a thread for MILs would be very good and would probably be overloaded...

mrsp- maybe some donuts to the office and a lil sign that says "and another in the oven" oh just plain and simple I'm expecting here eat some donuts lol

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Originally Posted by Mrs_P

how exciting cvd, 19 weeks feels like a lifetime til i meet this little person!

wanting i'm not sure how accurate your test was but i'm not trusting mine either til its confirmed at the scan. I had a cvs test done 99% ish accurate but there are a few moms they get it wrong for (like 1 at most in every 100 - which although low to me was a realistic odd). Maybe view it as a confirmation but hold off telling everyone til your scan just in case. I'm not taking anything for granted as sods law i'd be the one it was wrong for!

Anyone any ideas on how to share your news, particuarly with work (yes we've still not come out of the closet and with a big bump am sick of sitting in my coat - at least its winter and cold though!). My boss will hate the news but i so want to tell her in way that says i'm happy and don't care what she thinks (particuarly because i don't think legally she can say anything horrible although i know it won't be a nice reaction)

ps you team green girls are killing me here!!!!!!!

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Thanks Mrs.P!! My DH thinks I have totally lost my mind because I am doubting the results. It just seems a little too good to be true and if I tell people I feel like I will jinx myself in some way. If I had heard boy I would be telling everyone without a second thought to keep everyone's mouth shut about having another boy. My DH asked me what I wanted for my birthday and I said I wanted a gender scan. I think he is ready to strangle me:)

As far as telling co-workers I think it is always fun to bring in a cake or cookies. If you bring in a cake and want to reveal the gender you could do one of those gender reveal cakes. Have them write on it something like "Baby P due 25/06/13, cut a piece to find out if I will be a he or a she". Then have them dye the inside of the cake pink (if you want to reveal the gender). I would tell your boss privately first however, tell her you want to surprise everyone. You could also bring in baby themed cookies with your due date written on the cookies. There are lots of fun things you can do with food.

thanks girls, i really quite like the food idea always goes down well with the piggies in our office anyway. Its really my boss i'm dreading telling everyone else should be pleased for us but i suppose i'll just have to take the plunge (either that or the baby will be born soon and she'll figure it out anyway!)

well if you tell her in front of everyone else and they are all happy and eating donuts then she'll won't be able to say anything negative or she'll just look like the biggest bitch lol.

Now that my 19 week scan is booked I can't stop obessing about the sex. It is starting to consume me, to the point I am not sleeping. I think this week is worse as I am off work and have time to myself. Anyone feeling the same? What are you doing to stop thinking about it? I am now thinking maybe I should go to early gender scan but I know my husband will think to just wait for 4 weeks.

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Now that my 19 week scan is booked I can't stop obessing about the sex. It is starting to consume me, to the point I am not sleeping. I think this week is worse as I am off work and have time to myself. Anyone feeling the same? What are you doing to stop thinking about it? I am now thinking maybe I should go to early gender scan but I know my husband will think to just wait for 4 weeks.

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Tell me about it! My scan is a week away, and I have been obsessing for probably about a month. It's funny, but the closer it gets, the calmer I get. I am pretty sure it's a boy. I even started crocheting him a blanket. I decided I wanted to make one in aqua this time because I'm sick of baby blue. I picked out some yarn I really like and I started the blanket two days ago. I know it's silly, but to have something I'm excited about doing for a new baby boy really makes me happy. So that is one way I am passing the time. I also planned a play date with some of my best friends from college (and their kids, lol) on Monday, and my son has an appointment on Tuesday. And then on Wednesday, my mom has the day off, so we are going to go out together and go baby clothes shopping after my scan. It'll be good to buy a few new boy things. :) So that's my plan. When is your scan?

Jennaesue, it is not until the 13 March. I looked up early gender scan places and they werent as expensive as I thought they would be. I just don't want to feel the way I am feeling for the next 4 weeks. I like your idea of doing soemthing for the baby. I actually just went out shopping and stopped at a few baby shops. I saw the baby bedding I really like and it was on sale so I decided to buy it. It is boy colouring, so I kind of feel a bit better now that if it is a boy I have started to prepare myself. They said I have 3 months to take it back so I am safe if I need to return it. Wow next week, not long for you to find out. Good luck, I really hope you hear girl.

Does anyone have any suggestions for sleeping. I am having trouble falling asleep and when I do I wake up a lot during the night sometimes for hours at a time. It is making me exhausted during the day and barely able to focus at work or on my homework in the evening. I am not uncomfortable at all yet so I don't think that it has anything to do with that I just can't sleep. Is anyone else having or had problems sleeping while pregnant? I would love some advice.

Are you worrying about anything? I am not sleeping well but my issue is when I wake up I start thinking about work and the sex of the baby and that is why I can't get to sleep.

do you get chiropractic care? That often times makes sleeping much better for me. Plus its great for pregnancy pains in general and awesome for optimal fetal positioning for birth

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Does anyone have any suggestions for sleeping. I am having trouble falling asleep and when I do I wake up a lot during the night sometimes for hours at a time. It is making me exhausted during the day and barely able to focus at work or on my homework in the evening. I am not uncomfortable at all yet so I don't think that it has anything to do with that I just can't sleep. Is anyone else having or had problems sleeping while pregnant? I would love some advice.

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I listen to my hypnobirthing tracks on my ipod while falling asleep. I have the best nights sleep after them, as in I usually sleep thrugh the night compared to the nights I don't listen to them maybe sleep for 4 hrs then awake twisting and turning in the bed before falling asleep for less then an hr before the alarm goes off. I also go for reflexology every 2nd week and don't need the track's after those sessions as I am so relaxed after. Have one tonight at 8 so DH has no chance of getting lucky on Valentines as I will be comatose in the bed by 10 pm :)

Hey Pearl - your ultrasound is next week, right? What day is it? Mine is on Wednesday. How are you feeling about it?

Hi Ladies...yes the sleep ordeal. I have been having trouble sleeping for a while now. I thought it was because I was obsessing too much about the gender of my baby. But now that I know the gender of my baby...I am STILL waking up in the middle of the night. Oh well, I know it is a pain but just think how much sleep we will be loosing once these precious bundles come out, lol. Sorry I don't have any remedies but I just wanted to chime in and say YES I am definitely in the same boat.

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Hey Pearl - your ultrasound is next week, right? What day is it? Mine is on Wednesday. How are you feeling about it?

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Snap jennasue. Mine is at 9:40 am GMT so at least when I drop DD to crèche I can head straight over to the hospital. I am getting very nervous about it. I don't think all the hypnosis or reflexology will help me sleep on tuesday night. How are you holding up ?